05 Aug 1848
Page 1
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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1848
Page
1
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From the Battery, a spirited call praises Rough and Ready and the man who leads, urging free men to stand firm. The verse praises banners, northern and southern volunteers, and the star that never sets while women support the cause and honor the brave leader.
A private in the 10th Regiment recalls Captain Bragg urging men with the cry a little more grape. He fires steady shots, inspires courage, and dies in the line as his gun returns victory for his side amid battlefield tumult.
A satirical quatrain mocks Lewis Cass by imagining death challenging him to yield his life as an old party figure, likening him to a hungry donkey between two fodder stacks in a rustic aside.
Quoted line echoes a duel with fate as one life vows to break the sword before death while another life asserts a claim with a Proviso. The text blends mythic threat with legal style phrasing and a note of extension.
A 1848 address from Indiana State Education Society urges voters to back free common schools. It outlines education gaps, compares states with and without free schools, cites crime and literacy data, and argues taxation for schooling benefits the poor and the state. It notes Judge Kinney as agent and calls for educational meetings statewide.
A neighbor’s door yields a ragged urchin asking for stockings to be darned. The mother, busy helping the poor ragged Hindoos, cannot find time. The piece mingles quotes attacking Gen. Taylor and Gen. Cass with a Bunyan line on suffering.
TO CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS Rural Locks with mineral knobs carpenter's door latches and a general assortment of hardware for builders offered in this catalog style notice.
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